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Daventry Job Centre Relocation, - AWARD

West Northamptonshire Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 16:25

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Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council commissioned construction work in Daventry to create new Jobcentre offices for the Department for Work and Pensions. The project involves a new building extension and partial refurbishment of a small area of Daventry Leisure Centre, together with associated landscaping. It combines building work with refurbishment and external works, rather than being a standalone supply of goods or a general property service. The work is for a public-facing employment service, and its delivery site is in Daventry, Northamptonshire. The council is the buyer, while the Department for Work and Pensions is the intended occupier of the new offices. The procurement is described as a two-stage design-and-build project, with the awarded phase covering the extension and related works.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Steele & Bray Ltd. The reported award value is £1,792,442.53. The award is dated 11 February 2025; the project description also refers to an initial award on 27 February 2025 for phase one, and says this phase-two award commences on 19 October 2026. The recorded contract period runs from 1 April 2025 to 4 June 2027. It used an open, below-threshold procedure under a two-stage design-and-build approach. The original bid deadline was 17 January 2025. The opportunity was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The published data does not set out evaluation criteria, so the award basis cannot be summarised more specifically.

For contractors considering comparable work for West Northamptonshire Council, this award demonstrates demand for a design-and-build solution combining a building extension, partial refurbishment and associated landscaping at an existing leisure-centre site. A credible supplier would need to deliver coordinated construction and refurbishment works, manage interfaces with an existing occupied or operational facility where required, and complete the external landscaping as part of the overall project. The council selected an SME for this project, showing that a smaller contractor was able to secure the work at this scale. The procurement route was an open, below-threshold, two-stage design-and-build process. No specific professional accreditations, technical standards, staffing levels or prior-experience requirements are recorded, so these should not be assumed to have determined the award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Daventry Job Centre Relocation, - AWARD

Notice Description

Building extension to form new offices for Dept of Work & Pensions in Daventry. This contact is two-stage D&B, procured under PCR 2015 regs. Initial award date 27.02.2025. Phase one of the contract commenced on 01.04.2025, award notice published for phase one on 27 February 2025 on contracts finder. Phase two, award value 1,792,442.53 (this notice) commences 19.10.2026. The development comprises the part new extension and partial refurbishment of a small area of Daventry Leisure Centre with associated landscaping, to form the new Job Centre Offices.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f525b226-4f11-4d1d-a9c4-2e503c497478
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,792,442 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,792,442 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 4 Jun 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Steele & Bray Ltd

Further Information

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